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.. -- THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE,- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, TOO MUCH FOR GOOD NATURE. Mesas. G. tielmore, Fitzjam S. G. Wes on ; Misses Helen Howard and R. Leelercq, Mrs. Yandenhoff, Mrs. C. Melville, ' to. After which, Shaksnete's Tragely of M CBET H. Mr. Craswick; Messrs.Marston, R. ltoxby, G. Be'more, A Rayner, a. F. Neville, Edmund Phelps, J. Neville, Bartleman, &e ; Misses Rebecca Isaacs, Emma Heywood, and Miss uelen Lours open at ha f-past Six—Commence at Seven. HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE SUN AND THE WINO. After a hich, THE STRANGER. Messrs. Howe, Chip pendale, Farren, Compton, RoLers, Gordon,&c. ; Mesdames Beatrice, Keeley, Fitzwiliiam, Moore, &c. Followed ty ON THE SLY. Messrs. Buckstone, Rogers, Gordon, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, &c. And OUR MARY ANNE. Miss H. Lindley, Mr Clarke. To commence at 7. 110YAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVE'SING-, THE KING'S BUTTERFLY. Fan fan, t. .e King's Butterfly, Mr. /, echter. Messrs, Ryiler,Wid dhomb, Ch rle4, M'intyre, Garden, Raymond, Moreland, C ifford, Collett; Missts Carlot a Lezlercq, M. Henrade, E. avenue, and B. Lavenue. Preceded, at 7, by NURSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H. WiddicJmb, Garden, Moreland, Collett; Miss Lavenue,3li 8. Lee. Doors open at half-past 6 ; commence at 7. The Box-office open daily from Elev,n till Five. iiING'S BUTTERFLY. - LY CEUM THEATRE.—Fanfan, the. King's Butterfly, Ur. EufiTEß.—lhe most tuccessful Drama produced tor years. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. TETTE EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. eddy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray After which, THE SREETS Murray,ONDON. Messrs. Vining , J. W. Ray, D. Ft her, D. M J. Nelson, 11. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Maxston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. NEW THEATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHL- Bole Proprietor and Manager. M. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Stuart, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, THE COLLEEN HAWN. Myles (with songs), Mr. John Collins. Messrs. Billington, it. Philips, Stephenson, Eburne, C. J. Smith, R. Romer; Miss Woolgar, Miss H. Simms, Mrs. Bi lington, and Mrs. IL Lewis. To conclude with DOING BANTING. Messrs. J. Clarke 13 tephenson; Mrs. H Lewis and Miss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINENT TALENT AND COMEDY DRAMA. This Popular Theatre is now Open. THIS EVENING, a new Musical Drama, entitled THE BARONET ARROA.II ANL) THE RUSTIC PRIMA ON NA : Mr. Frank Matthe s; Miss Constance Roden. After which, at a quarter V) Eight, a new and original Co m edy Drama, in three acts , by J. ralgrave enti. tied SY lIILLA ; or, STEP BY STE v. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy Farce of Wk,OD , OCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. 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Moil WATZB, AT LONDON BRIDGE. f DAY.—Morning, 101. 50m.—Afternoon, 1111. 25m. fo4fonaow.-Morning, 11h. 55m.—Afternoon, h. m. eaoftAT r LONDON, THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 1864. It will be greatly to be regretted if the time hanoured anniversary of Lord Mayor's-Day is ever pat an end to in the changes that are so constantly being wrought, and in the gigantic innovations that are taking place around us. Something of the genial hearty feeling of older, and in some respects b.tter, times seems to cling to this festival, and with its numerous ceremonials it occupies a great part of the day, and contrives to bring a consider , able portion of the City into its sphere of exuberant and enjoyable interest. The banquet of last night seemed to be as successful a one as any of its pre dtcessors, and many distinguished persons were present to do honour to the occasion and present the newlylrd Mayor with their felicitations. Lord l'aimensToN is always in his clement on an occa sion of this sort—indeed, ho is particularly calcu lated to shine in such scenes of hilarity and enjoy mt'nt. The dull plodding cares of Stat e an d the tedious cletai:s of business are taken as a matter of course, and not allowed to damp his energy or to depress his spirit ; but he is in his native air in a place where jokes may reign paramount and more serious affairs treated lightly, if not passed over alto gether. The Lord Mayor, who did the honours of the evening, may receive a particular interest from the circumstance of the day being the birthday of his Royal Highness the Prince of WALEs, The old fashioned citizens, who look upon the Lord Mayor's D 4y as the holiday of the year, must be gratified to think that it is the birthday of their future King, who thus invests the civic glories with the prestige of another important event. Ia proposing the health of Lord PALMERSTON, the Lord Mayor made an effective speech, which was well suited t o th e ()Goa. sion. He remarked that although he had numbered 80 winters, the noble lord united in a remarkable degree the freshness of youth with the maturity of a green old age ; he also informed his hearers of an interesting fact, that he had in the year 1811 heard the noble lord make a speech in the House of Com mons which was a promise that his after perfor mances had fulfilled. A little incident recorded like this, in the midst of a festive scene, imparts an interest to it. It is not probable that these two men believed on that evening that half a century afterwards they should thus meet, one the Premier of this country, and the other the magnate of the City of London. It was not likely that Lord PALMERSTON should go so much into detail upon an cccasiou like that before him, but he touched britfly upon some of the leading affairs of the day. He referred with great regret to the dark spot in ,he affairs of without, which is the war raging on ,he other &de of the Atlantic, but he speedily passed from such a painful topic to other themes more in unison with the scene before him, and congenial to the tastes of his hearers. He cnngra. elated the Lord Mayor upon the presence of his most distinguished guests, men who have reflected glory upon the two chief countries of the world. The first was Lord BROUGHAM, truly depicted by the Premier as a man who has "distinguished him self in every career of intellectual display," an elo quent advocate, a powerful Parliamentary orator, or as having " trodden successfully all the various paths of science, anxious to spread the blessings of knowledge through the land." In terms hardly less flattering did the noble lord allude to the other man of mark, M. BERRYER, as one who had at• tained great "eminence in his: own country, whose name was known throughout all the nations of Europe, unrivalled in eloquence at the Bar." He farther added that he was glad to possess such an opportunity of doing hom9ge to the talent and ability of France. It is always for , tunate when theie is anything cut of the common to impart vivacity to the proceedings of an annual enterta!nment, and the good folks who are always at the feast could not go back and say that what they did with yesterday they e'en did with to-day, for it was quite an era in the records of civic feasts, to entertain a Frenchman of note, and so remarkably conspicuous as M. BERRYER. It is very satisfactory that the learned advocate was enabled to be present at this enter tainment, for it afforded him a glimpse of English ►ife that is characteristic and peculiar, and must be very interesting at all times to foreigners. He may say that the fearful month of November is enlivened by festive scenes in the city which is supposed by some abroad to lie under a cloud during that dreary season. The learned gentleman in his short speech was very effective, and made some happy allusions to the state of English society, and expressed his admiration for the scenes which he witnessed around him. He declared that he appreciated fully the rigid observance then selected of adhering to old national customs, and that the nation was a happy one which thus held in respect the inetitua tions of its ancestors. It was a very interesting passage in which he referred to the Constitution of England; the sulject was a painful one to the speaker, but he fully explained his meaning, He saw still existing the elements of power in this c3untry, in the majesty of an hereditary monarchy, honoured and respected, the power of the peerage meintained, and the liberties of the people protected by the representatives or the House of Cammons. When the more trivial inci dents of the Lord Mayor's day have passed from the minds of those present at the entertainment, they will doubtless long hear in mind this address from a dis'ioguished foreigner who put his heart into hid expressions of enthusiasm, and evidenced the warmla and sincerity of his admiration for what he saw, to less than he gave proofs of his earnest sympathy and intense regrets for the "days that were o'er." In every respect the Lord Mayor's day passed off happily, but perhars this incident of the visit and speech of M. BERRYER may be ranked among its most striking and successful events, bringing before us, as it does, the rEfiPctions of the past, the hopes of the present, and the prospects cf the future. In no better manner can the festivals of Either nation be celebrated than when the people of the first countries in the world pay homage to the great men, who have ennobled their own land more especially, but also conferred some lustre upon he inhabitants of every clime inhabited by the race hey adorn. The close of Alderman L.ViVRENCE'S Mayoralty was signalised by an event of some importance. It I is not often that the departing dignitary divides public interest with the new comer on the scene, but the last day of the late Lord Mayor's tenure of office witnessed a proceeding in which the comfort and convenience of the good citizens of London are very closely concerned. The condition of our me tropolitan thoroughfares has long been a matter of comment, and in spite of new streets and improve ments, in defiance of railways in almost every pos sible direction, things seem to bo getting worse rather than better. One need not be an inesperi. enoed rustic to look with some alarm on a City crossing, and the number of serious and even fatal accidents recorded by the Registrar prove that the danger exis►s somewhere else than in the imagination of nervous ladies and timorous old gentlemen. A great many schemes, large and small, have been propounded with a view to amending this state of things, but as yet little has been effec:ed in the way of amelioraa tion. We may hope a good deal from the Thames Embankment when finished, but that is a work of time, and in the meanwhile the necessity is pressing. The opening of Southwark Bridge free of toll, which was the event of the Bth of November, will give a sensible relief to the traffic north and south of the Thames. The gap between London Bridge and Blackfriars includes some of the busiest parts of the City, and the number of vehicles that went out of their way is order to go over one of these free bridges, instead of crossing by Southwark, added very considerably, and unnecessarily, to the daily entanglemEnt of wheels. No one accustomed to City traffic is rash enough to expect to get over London Bridge in a harry; and, indeed, if a travel ler is wise be will amplify Lei d NELSON'S maxim, and allow a considerable amount of spare time for his appointment or his train. In spite of the con• stant watchfulness of the police, and the exertions made to keep the passage clear, we can rarely hope to attain more than a snail's pace over London Bridge in the busy months of the year. It is just those months when every one is in a hurry—and it is certainly aggravating to have the grand highway to so many different places blocked up by a brewer's dray, a carrier's van, or a string of tradesmen's carts, that are bound possibly for some quarter of the town to which Southwark Bridge would have offered the most direct route. The time, which is money to the professional class, is very secondary to the toll expenses in other quarters, so that all the inevitable difficulties attending the passage of London and Blackfriars Bridges were enhanced by such cumbrous and tardy additions. The opening of the intermediate thoroughfare, free of toll, to the public is therefore a general boon ; and although it is professedly only a temporary THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING', OVEMBE Et 10, 1861. measure, there is very little probability of its ever being closed again. When the public have once enjoyed the convenience, it is not very likely that they will willingly relinquish it, and if the share holders are anxious to get the bridge off their hands, they could not have adopted a wiser mea sure. Toll-keepers are not at the best of times a very popular race, and their reputation would not improve if they were to reappear upon the scene after a prolonged absence, with the ungracious office of barring the way which had once been free, and of demanding the toll which every one, from the highest to the lowest, begrudges, after a period of happy immunity from the annoyance. The shareholders have not demanded exorbitant terms; on the contrary, they have been fair and reasanable in the proposed arrangements. The bridge, which has not proved a profitable property, was con structed some 50 years ago, having been opened at midnight on the 24th March, 1819, after being six years building. It is the oldest of our metropoli tan bridges, with the exception of Vauxhall, and was considered, when constructed, a marvel of engineering skill. It consists of three arches, the centre one being one of the largest spans known. For many years Southwark's iron sides looked strange among the stone buttresses and arches of its neighbours, but of late iron bridges have grown more plentiful, and it is no longer singular. It is a fine bridge, though as yet it has not been a useful one, owing to the absence of traffic and the vicinity of the free bridges. 'Whether it will prove capable of meeting the increased de mands upon it remains to be seen, but for the present it is likely to serve its purpose. The Cor poration are looking with some uneasiness to their funds, and the number of extensive works which they have already in hand made them reluctant to undertake the immediate purchase of the bridge, although the shareholders offered it to them for the moderate sum of £200,000, not a third part of its original cost. The shareholders, therefore, agreed to a compromise, by which the Corporation have the free use of the bridge for six months for the sum of eighteen hundred pounds, or for a twelvemonth on the payment of about another thousand, the com pany undertaking all necessary repairs. On these terms the bridge was opened on Tuesday with all due form and ceremony by Lord Mayor LAWRENCE, with a goodly company of those immediately con cerned, and although the public have hardly yet .had time to realise to the full the benefi's resulting from the movement, it is extremely improbable that the unwelcome barriers will again be thrown across Southwark Bridge, The temper of the public mind is growing more and more averse to the toll ar d turnpike system, and the abolition of the turnpike trusts has been hailed as a general boon, even where the increased rates have pressed heavily on the householders. The system is vexatious and inter fering, and is opposed to the whole spirit of our English ways. We like our freedom to be visible and practical, and object to the QUEEN'S highway being blocked by a man clothed in official garb, who bids us stand and deliver even if it be but a half. penny. The evil within the precincts of :he City has, however, grown to a very serious height, and has been productive, as we have seen, of worse results than any mere fanciful annoyance, so that the abolition of the toll may be regarded as a gene ral benefit, and the opening of Southwark Bridge will certainly prove too practically advantageous for the public to submit to the re-imposition of the tax, The Russians on the Asiatic Frontier. The Invalide Busse publishes the following de tails respecting the military operations of which the Russian frontier of Asia was the theatre during the months of Ju:y and August ; " We announced some time since that the cities cf Tur kestan and Aonliett had been occupied by our troops with the view of reuniting the Oldenburg line to that of Siberia This operation hai scarcely been effected when the inhah tants of Khokan commenced to concentrate in considerable masses in the environs of Tchenakent to attack our troops, [laving been informed of this assemb ing, General Tcher- niaief,who was with a detachment at Aouliett, resolved to frustrato the enemy's intention by a movement on Tchcm. kent. Having commenced his march on the 19: - 1 of July, with six weak companies of infantry, a sotnia of Cossacks, in all 1,29 S men and 10 guns, he arrived on the 221 at the locality named Yaiki-Tchou, situated on the Arys, at 50 versts from Tchemkent. At the same time Lieut.-Colonel Meyer was directed to advance on Tchemkent from an- other side of Turkestan, with two companies of infantry, a sotnia of Cossacks, three pieces of artillery, and some rockets. On arriving at Yaski-Tchou, having learnt that chemkent WEtS occupied by 6,000 men with four guns, com manded by Minbai, and that the principal forces of Khokan were expected there under the command of Alimkoul, regent of the Khanat, General Tcherniaief proposed at first to remain in this pcsition to cover P.ouliett and to take the enemy in rear if he proceeded to Turkestan ; but having received notice on the 25th that the detachment of Lieuteno.rt-Colonel Meyer wee one march from Tchem kent, the general proceeded rapidly to h's assistance. On the next day his detachment lerformed a considerable march below the Arys, and on the 27th the major of Cos sacks, Katanief, was sent to the assistance of Lieutenant- Colonel Meyer with 50 of his men, 75 riflemen on horseback, and two guns. After having marched for about 50 versts, the major heard the fire of Lteutenant•Colonel Meyer's detachment and was himself attacked by considerable numbers of Khokans, which prevented him from Effecting the junction as intended. During the 26th and 27th Lieutenant Colonel Meyer sustained a desperate ccmbat against the enemy. Havirg passed the Arys, and having arrrived at the place called Ak-Boulak on the evening of the 25th, at daybreak he saw himself surrounded by nume rous parties of people from Khokan. He rapidly entrenched himself behind his baggage, and resolved to accept battle. The enemy began the attack, Repulsed by grape shot and by musketry fire, the Khokans sought shelter behind the nearest inequalities of the ground and replied with mus ketry. Led by Ensign Ortchinnikof and a cornet of Cos sacks, some volunteers of the riflemen dislodged them with the bayonet, and during all the day the Khokans refrained from any new attack on the detachment, but having mounted three guns, as well as some falconets and wall pieces, during the day they con tinued a well-directed fire of grenades and bullets, which inflicted considerable damage on us, For their own protec tion, the detachment during the day and night occupied themselves in raising a parapet, in the construction of which even the ccrpsea of those killed were used. Notwithstand ing, the want of shovels the parapet was ready on the fol lowing morning. At daybreak on the :47th the enemy commenced preparations for a decisive assault. His cavalry occupied the neighbouring heights, and a mass of sarbazes (regular troops of Khokan), formed in good order, showed themselves before one of their fronts. After a violent cannonade against the camp the enemy rushed to the assault from all sides, but wa■ received by a deadly and well sustained fire, and after some hesitation re tired without discontinuing his fire. In order to put an end to this resultless fusilade, Lieut.-Colonel Meyer pezmitted the Khokans to collect their dead and wounded. The fighting then ceased, and the rest of the day was passed quietly. On the morning of the 28th the lieutenant colonel fell back on Birudjar, some versts in the rear. Towards the evening of the 28th General Tchernaief's detachment attacked the height of Altyne-Tube, eight versts from Tchemkent. The complete exhaustion of the men after a forced march under a temperature of 4' degrees Reaumur would not allow of a continu ance of the movement on this day : but as soon as day broke next morning the general sent ft): ward Lieut.- Colonel Lerche, with three companies of infantry, a sotnia of Cossa , :ks, and f Air guns, with instructions to rejoin Licu'enmat-Colonel Meyer. Having, by an artillery fire, dispersed about 3,000 Nhokans assembled in view of the camp, Lieutenant-Colonel Lerche opened the road to Tur• kes'an, and having eff_cted his junction with Lieutenant- Colonel Meyer, the two detachments returned to Altync-Tube on the 29:h. In this affair about 12,000 Khokans ineffectually attacked a Russian detachment consisting ef no more than 405 men, including officers. According to the Kirghis and the pri soners, the loss of the enemy in all the affairs before Tchemkent was about 3,000. After three days of rest given to the troops, General Tcherniaief on Aug. 3 undertook the reconnaissance of Tchemkent. Notwithstanding the resist ance of the Khokan cavalry, amounting to 15,000 or 20,000 men, the detachment approached within cannon-shot of Tchemkent, and, after having affected the reconnaissance, returned to camp without the least loss. Two days after wards the troops commenced their march fcr Aouilett and Turkestan. Oa his side the regent of Khokan, having been informed of the movements of the Bokhara people and the troubles on the frontier of the Chinese possessions, also re tired with his troops. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REITTER I S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE AND ITALY. PARIS, Nov. 10. The Constitutionnel of this morning considers the despatch of General Latnarmora as a fresh proof of the accord between the French and Italian Govern. mente. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 10. To-day the debate on the treaty of peace will commence with closed doors in the Landsthing, and will probably be concluded to-mlrrow in a public sitting. The Guvernment will thus be enabled to forward the ratifuation on Saturday net ITALY. TURIN, Nov. 10. Yesterday his Mijesty paid a visit to the Cesarewitch, who at once returned the same. Further intelligence has been received here from Florence announcing that deplorable damage had been caused by the inundations in the country round hat city. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 9, 9 57 a.m. IntelligEnce has just be©n received of the opening of the telegraph line from Irkutzk to Kiachta, whereby the posting distance to Pekin is reduced by '7OO versts, or four days. NEW ZEALAND. MELBOURNE, SEPT. 24. Advices from New Zealand continue satisfactory. No hostile movements by the rebel natives have aken place. Many of them are surrendering their arms. THE BOMBAY MAIL. SUEZ, Nov. 9. The Malta, from Bombay on the 29th October, reached Suez at 2.45 p.m. to-day. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 10. The tel€ graph received here from the Hurst Castle Telegraph Station announcing the arrival of the Teutonia was a mistake. She has not yet been sighted. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 10, The steamer Bavaria, which lett here at 6 p m. last evening, met the over due steamer Saxonia out side the Needles, and towed her into the Solent about two this morning. She then dropped anchor, and transhipped to the Bavaria 64 passengers, the German mails, and 800 dollars in specie, for Ham burg. The Bavaria proceeded to Hamburg at 5 a.m. The Sasonia has just arrived in the docks for repairs. She had 38 passengers for SJuthampton and Havre, and 10,000 dole for London. She left Ne v York on the 15th ult. at noon, and passed Cape Race, all right, at G a.m. on the 19th. On the 21st she broke her stern box, and lay to for five days, till the 26th, in a heavy gale from S.E , subsequently experiencing south and easterly wands. She made the passage since the 27th ult., at the rate of 3 to 4 miles an hour, sometimes under steam, and at other times beating under canvas. Her stern pipe compartment is filled with water, but with the exception of a few bags of coffee being wetted, the cargo has sustained no damage. A portion of it will be landed, and the steamer docked to be overhauled. FRANCE. The Soddy of Sciences, Agriculture, and Belles- Lettres of the Tarn-et-Garonne has offered a gold medal of 300 fr. for the best pita) of poetry—poem, ole, or star za—on Meyerbeer, The Emperor of Russia has left Berlin to return to St. Peter burg. _ A tell-graphic despatch announces the arrival yesterday of King Leopold at Lyons, where he was to pss the night. BOURSE, Nov. 9.—The market has been heavy, and prices are rather lower. Threes, for the Ac count, are now at 641. 95f., and Mobilier at 885 fr. Railway Market without animation, and some of the lines have receded. The market closed us fol lows : 41 per Cents. 92 Do. end 3 per Cents Do. end month 64 85 Credit Mobilier 876 25 Do. end month 87 .5 Bank Shares 3'65 Credit k oneior 1 165 Roman Italian Loan 6l 50 Do. end month 64 7U Ditto Threes — Now Mexican 49 75 Ittmeian Austrian Spank.h Threat , ~ • • flume Debt Deferred PAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans.. ........ .... 835 8 35 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean 866 25 ~ 867 50 Southern ... • . 556 25 .. 582 50 Western Eastern • • ......... • • 472 50 472 50 Sardinian ...... • 310 315 Austrian Loirbard North of Spain Saragossa .........••••• 447 50 .. 445 Ditto to Barcelona RAIL JAPAN. DESTRUCTION CF JAPANESE FORTS. The China Mail contains the following account of the operations of the allied fleets in Japan : We have already alluded to the probability of active mea sures being taken to open up the inhtnd sea of Japan, which is one of the highways of commerce in Eastern waters. Some few years ago this sea was made use of by vessels of different countries, on account of the facility it afforded for communication between Nagasaki and Yoko hama. The western entrance to the Sea of Japan is guarded by the Straits of Simonosaki, which are so narrow that any vessel passing through them is liable to be suc cessively fired upon from either side. It is now more than a year since the experiment was actually tried ; and it w ill be remembered that, in retaliation, various vessels of war went to the place and temporarily silenced the batteries. Since that time the dispute has remained in abeyance; but the interval has been employed in considering the best means of settling it. The Tycoon of Japan, who seems to be alternately powerful and powerless, could in this case afford no relief ; and it was therefore determined, wisely enough, by Sir Rutherford Alcock, to take immediate measures for open- ing up the straits to the free navigation of every country This was by no means easy of accomplishment under ordi nary circumstances; but the very strong naval force at pre sent in this part of the East offered an opportunity of forcing the necessary concession, and Sir R. Alcock went to work at once. In conjunction with the French, American, and Dutch authorities, he despatched an expedition to the Straits of Simonosaki, in order to accomplish the common obj set of opening the inland sea to foreign nations. The vessels of war detailed for this undertaking were as follows : English—The Barossa, the Perseus, the Argus, the Coquette, and the Bouncer. Ffench—The Semiramis, the Dupleux, and the Tancrede. Dutch —The Metollen-Cruz, the Djanbi, the Medusa, and :he Amsterdam. The Ameri can Minister, having no vessel of war at command, char tered the Ta-kiang, on board of which the United States flag was displayed, in order to show that America was acting in unison with the other powers. Oa the sth of September, the fleet having previously anchored off Simonosaki, an attack upon Princo Nagato's forts was commenced, which ended in the destruction of two batteries on the eastern extremity. The Japanese fired ammo shot and shell during the attack, but without any serious (Mot. Not more than seven vessels of the allied fleets were engaged in the attack. On the following day (Sept. 6), shortly after daybreak the Tartar and Ba rossa were in action, having been challenged by the fire of some Japanese forts farther on, and in half an hour they succeeded in silencing the guns. Shortly afterwards, how ever, the firing was renewed, and arrangements were made for landing the marines. The men were put on shore at 9,30 a.m, along with contingents from the French and Dutch vessels, and in about 20 minutes the forts were taken. The Perseus went on shore while protecting th landing parties, but continued to do service notwithstand ing; she was got off 36 hours afterwards, the Barossa having stood guard over her all the while. The storming party were assailed with various weapons, including arrows ; and it was remarked that the latter made nasty wounds. The struggle at this moment was tough Capt. Alexander, of the Euryalus, was among those who received severe injury. On the 7th inst., at daybreak, four vessels of the allied squadron moved on to the forts at Hakusima ; but the successes of the previous day and the play of the Arm strong guns induced the occupants of these forts to retire. The Barossa and Leopard took charge of the captured guns, spiking some, and taking others on board. Soon after this (at 8 a.m. on the 7th September) a flag of truce was sent off in a boat, under charge 6f one of the Japanese who had lately been in England. In the course of the day the signal of truce was hoistel all over the fleet, and it is reported that Nagato is quite willing to open the straits and treat foreigners civilly. It is even affirwed that he has offered to open ports for trade upon his territories, and we can only hope ho is sincere. The total loss sustained throughout the entire fleet does not exceed 100 killed and wounded, that of the English squadron being 15 killed and 49 wounded. We are not in possession cf the names of those who suffered ; but, as despatches from the admiral go home by this mail the details will no doubt be fully given in the regular official fo:m. No E- glish officers have been killed, but one or two are badly wounded. When the forts were destroyed the Prince of Nagato's officials sued for peace, saying that they would agree to whatever terms might be proposed. A guarantee, it is reported, was taken from the Prince, by which he bands himself to pay any indemnity that may be demanded. This is rather vague, and seems to imply that Nagato is ready to promise anything in order to get rid of the allied fleet. The latest adviccs state that "a move is about to be made towards Yeddo." We can only hope that the recent successful operations have not led to expectations on the part of the British minister which are too high to be realised. The progress of negotiations with a country like Japan must be slow, and any wanton employ ment of force will be a blunder under almost any circum stances. So far as can be learnt by native rumours a civil war is at present going on in the interior of the country, and is supposed to have arisen out of the foreign question. The fighting is said to be between noble and noble ; but native rumour is unreliable. Her Majesty's ship Severn is in Hong-Kong harbour at present, bound for Japan, and on her arrival there it is likely that Admiral Kuper, who is well pleased at the suc cess of the late operations, will return home to England." The Seizure of the Confederate States Steamer Florida, The Index publiehea the following official repor of the commander : Bahia, Oct. 13, 1864. Sir,—lt is with great pain that I have to report ,he seizure of the Confederate States steamer Florida, lately under my command. I arrived at this port on the 4th inst., at nine p.m., to procure coal and provisions, and also to get same slight repairs, after a cruise of 61 days. Just after anchoring a boat passing around us asked the name of our vessel, and upon receiving our reply stated that the boat was from her Britannic Ma esty's steamer Curlew. Next morning I found thn the United States steamer Wachusette was a anchor near us, but no English steamer; so I at once eneltrled that the boat which had hailed us the evening before was from the Wachusetts. We were visited on the morning of the sth by a Brazilian cfficer, to whom I stated my wants, and was informed by him that he would report the same .o the President, and that until his answer was re - - ceived we could hold no communication with the share. At noon I received a communication (which was left on board the Florida) from the President, stating that he was ready to receive me. At our interview he informed that 48 hours would be allowed me to refit and repair, but that should his chief en. gineer, whom he would send on board to examine the machinery, deem the time too short, he would grant the necessary extension. Ho was most urgent in his request that I would strictly observe the laws of neutrality, at the same time stating to me that he had received the most solemn assurances from the United States consul Oat tt'e United States termer would do nothing while in port contrary to the laws of nations and of Brazil; and that he de• aired the same from me, wh'ich I unhesitatingly gave. The Brgzilian admiral, who was present at the interview, suggested that I had better move my vessel in between his ehip and the shore, as our proximity to the \Vachusetts might cause some difficulty. My assurances to the President seemed to set his mind tat rest on the score of any collision between the two vessels, and upon leaving him I immediately repaired on board and moved the Flo rida close in shore to the position suggested by the admiral. I found the Brazilian engineer on bond, and was informed by him that it would rr quiro four days to repair the pipe of the condenser. Feeling now to apprehension of any difficulty occurring while in part, and wishing to gratify the crew with a short liberty, not only on the score of good con duct, but also of health, I determined to permit one watch at a time to go ashore for twelve tours, and sent the port watch off that afternoon. About 7.30 p.m. a boat came alongside, stating that she was from the United States steamer I,Yachusetts with the United States' consul, who had an official communicAtion for the commander of the Fiorida. The letter, with the card of the consul, was handed to First Lieutenant Porter, who, after examining it, and finding it directed to Captain Morris, " sloop Florida," returned it unopened to the consul, stating that it was improperly ad dressed ; that the vessel was the Confederate Statea steamer Florida, and that when the letter was so directed it wculd be received. The next day (6th) a Mr de Vidiky came on board, having received a letter from the United States Consul ens closing one for me. He requested me, before re ceiving my letter, to permit him to read to me the one sent to him. It was a request to Mr de Vie diky to carry a challenge to the commander of the Florida, and, in case of its acceptance, to offer his (the consul's) iefiuence in having the repairs of the Florida speedily finished. I informed Mr de Vi diky that I had heard quite enough, and, finding the letter to me still improperly addressed, declined receiving it; but at the same time said to him that I had come to Bahia for a special purpose, which, being accomplished, I should leave; that I would neither seek nor avoid a contest with the Wachu setts; but, should I encounter her outside of Bra zilian waters, would use my utmost endeavours to destroy her. That afternoon, the port watch have ing returned, I sent the starboard watch (I he other half of the crew) ashore on liberty, going also myself in company with several of the effleers. From our nearness to the Wachusetts persons on board of that vessel could well see these men leaving the ship. At 3.30 am. I was awakened by the proprietor of the hotel at which I was staying and told that there was some trouble on board the Florida, as he had heard firing and cheering in the direction of the vessel, but on account of the darkness was unable to discern anything. I immediately hastened to the landing, and was informed by a Brazilian officer the United States steamer Wachusetts had run into and seized the Florida, and was then towing her out of the harbour. I hurried off to the admiral's vessel, and was told by him that he was at once going in pursuit, which he did as soon as steam was raised on board a steamer belonging to the fleet. The admiral's ship being sailing vessel, sloop-of-war, was taken in tow by the steamer, and went out of the harbour. He returned in the afternoon with all his vessels, having been unable to overtake the Wachusetts. Upon mustering the officers and crew left on shore I found there were four officers, viz,, Lieutenant Barron, Paymaster Taylor, Midship man Dyke, and Master's Mate King, and 71 men, of whom six had escaped by swimming from the Florida after her se.izare. Of the actual occurrences and loss of life on board the Florida I have been able to find out very little. The substance of what I have gathered from the eix men who escaped is as follows :—That at 3 15 a,m. on Oct. 7, Master T. W. Hunter, jun., being in charge of the deck, the Wachu;etts left her an chorage, and taking advantage of the darkness steamed for the Florida, from whom she was not seen till close aboard; that she was hailed by Mr Hunter, who receiving no answer, called "All bands'' to quarters. Before the officers and crews were all on deck the Wachusetes struck the Florida on her starboard Tinter, cutting her rail down to the deck and carrying away her mizeemast, at the same time pouring a volley of musketry and a charge of canister from her forecastle pivot gun upon our decks. The Wachusetts then backed off and &man& d our surrender, o which demand Lieutenant Porter de clined to accede. Tile enemy then fired again and agaia into us, which was returned by the Gfficerts and crew of the FloridA. Another demand was then made for our surrender, and Lieut. Porter an swered, " I will surrender conditionally.' The enemy then stopped firing, and the commander called for Captain Morris to come on board ; Lieut. Porter answered that Captain Morris was on shore, and that ho as a commanding officer would come on board as soon as he could get a boat ready. The enemy then sent a number of armed boats to take possession of the F.orida. As soon as Lieut. Porter was heard to surrender fifteen of our crew jumped overboard to sscepe capture, of whom only six succeeded, the remaining nine having been shot in the water by the men on the forecastle and in the boats of the Wachusetts. Mr Hunter was wounded and a number of men killed. The enemy made fist a hawser to the foremast of the Florida, and, after slippirg her cable, towed her out to I called in person on the President as scon as possible, but could get no further information from him, Oa the Bth I sent a protest to the President, of which I send you a copy, marked 2. On the 10th our agent was informed by the interpreter that the President did not intend to ans - a er my protest, es the Confederate Government had not been recog nised by Brazil, and that 1 could find all the official correspondence in the newspapers. I then wrote the letter marked 3, in which reference is made to a let• ter from the President marked 4. Just before leaving Bahia, having received no answer, I sent our agent) Mr Dwyer, to the President. The result of his visit is contained in his letter marked 5. The Bahia pa= pers contain a number of reports es to the killed and wounded on board the Florida, all of which I have thoroughly sifted and find no foundation for the same. At the time of her seizura there were about 25 tone of coal on board, most cf which was dust. The list of officers captured is contained in the re port of Paymaster Taylor, marked 6. The enclosed newspaper is an official extra, con taining all the Brazilian official correspondence in reference to the Flor'da.—l am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, (Signed) C. MANIGATJLT MORRIS, Lieutenant Commanding U.S. Navy. Gedney v. Smith, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. shall feel greatly indebted to you if you kindly allow me, through the medium of your valuable journal, to state that I am not in the slightest degree con nected with the person calling himself Dr. Goss, and residing in King-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. This is another of the gross cases in which a medical man is sub jected to annoyance and injury caused by an apparent similarity of name.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, SAMUEL DAY-GOSS, M,D., F,R.G.S. 24, Newington-place, Kennington-park. The Fatal Gunpowder Explosion at Faversham. The inquest on the bodies of Goo. Sherwood, 61, labourer, and Henry Kecne, 28, labourer, who were killed by the ex plosion at Messrs Hall's powderworks, near this town, on Monday afternoon, tcok place to-day, before Mr T. T. Dela. sauce, coroner for East Kent. It was stated during the pro ceedings that it was 26 years yesterday since the last fatal casualty occurred in connection with these works, Mr James Tassell attended to watch the proceedings on behalf of Messrs Hall and Son. The friends of the deceased were not represented. The jury h , sving been sworn, proceeded to view the bodies which wore lying in a portion of the works near where the explosion occurred. On their return the following evidence was adduced Christopher Johncock, labourer, employed by Messrs Hall at the powder-works, Davington, deposed—On Mon day I was working at the powder boats from half-past 6 in the morning until between 3 and 4 in the afternoon. I was removing powder from the presshouse to the corninghouse, and thence to the gkzinghouse. The dust which came from the powder I took back to the chargehouse in order that it might be returned to the mill. At half-past three o'clock I was waiting in the boat shed for more powder, when I heard a report proceeding from the corninghouse. I knew at that time that Henry Keene and John Sherwood were at work there. I had been in thecorninghouse about half an hour before, and at that time Sherwood was stand ing on the platform and Keene was sweeping up the dust with a hair broom. That is the usual mode adopted. On hearing the explosion I put on my slippers and went to wards the corninghonse. I saw the boards and materials with which the corninghouse was built scattered and fired in all directions, but could not see anything of the deceased. I ass'stcd in extinguishing the fire and thou returned to the boat. I put the powder from the boat into the charg( - house and left. I cannot say anything as to the cause of the explosi.n. By a juror—When I was in the corninghouse the ma chinery was not going. The Coroner having brit fly summed up, the jury, with out retiring, returned a verdict of accidental death, coupling with it an expression of their opinion that " every possible precaution is taken in connexion with Messrs Hall's gun powder works to prevent accidents." This afternoon Colonel Boxer attended at the works on behalf of the Government to institute an examinaton into the probable causes of the exp`osion. Murder in France. A double murder was committed the night before last on the persons of a woman of the town nrmed Flora Vigreux, and her son, a boy only two years old, residing in a low lodging-house in the Rue St, Marguerite-St. Antoine. It appears that early in the morning the landlord found the key of the woman's room on the landing, and as a man with whom she cohabited arrived at the moment he gave it to him. The latter immediately entered the room, and the landlord, hearing him utter a cry of horror, followed. On the floor lay the woman in a pool of blood, with three stabs in her chest, and on the bed was the poor child, with its throat cut from ear to ear. A commissary of police was sent for, and it was ascertained that the crime must have been committed some hours before. The landlord stated that the unfortunaie woman had been visited by a stranger lace on the previous night; that she came down to his shop told bought a bottle or wine, sayirg that her visitor had promised her 20f. A chiffonier who occupied an adjoining chamber also said that during the night he had heard persons quarrelling in the woman's room, but paid no attention to it, as such things often occurred. It is evident the poor woman struggled hard with her murderer, for there was blood all over the floor and on the winder, which she had apparently tried to open. Robbery appears to have been the motive of the crimes, for the contents of a set of drawers had been turned out on the floor. The police are making active search to discover the murderer, who is supposed, from the similarity of the circumstances, to be the same per son who murdered a woman of the town some time since in the Avenue Llmotha Piquet. CuNITICT HULLER,—Franz Muller, now under sentence of death in Newgate, continues to maintain the same reserve with respect to the murder of which ho was found guilty th it ho has always shown since his conviction. The same sedate, coo!, and collected manner, too, which seems habitual to the convict has never forsaken him since the conclusion of his trial. Up to last night he had shown no inclination to confess, nor is it likely ho will confess,even if he were inclined,pending the memorial to the Hume Secretary, which will be presented to-day. Yester day, or on Tuesday, at his own request, he saw his country man Haffa, with whom he worked in London and lodged for a short time at the house of the Blyths. lie has asked to see other persons whom he has named, but for the present the Governor has declined to assume the responsibility of admitting them until he can consult the visiting justices cn the matter. Yesterday, again, the Rev. Mr Walbaum, the minister of the German chapel in St James's, spent some time with the convict in his cell, and the Rev Mr Davis, the ordinary, sees him from day to day. The prisoner also continues to attend the morning service daily in the prison chapel. AFRICAN EXPLORATION.-31. du Chaillu has addressed a letter, of which the following are exa tracts, to a brother geographer :—Fernand-Vaz River, August 20, 1861—I have felt deeply the loss of my instru ments, for I had to wait a long time for a fresh supply from England ; but these having at length arrived, in a few days I start for the great interior of the African continent. In this direction it is at any rate a terra incognita. It will be, as you geographers are fully aware, a long journey. I will spend 18 or 20 months exploring the interior, and should I dad it possible to proceed, I will do ray Lest to reach the Nile. I propePa then to fallow the line of the equator until I strike the Great River. Of course I must be guided by circumstances. lam perfectly aware of the dangers and hardships I am to encounter, and I know very well I may lose my life in the undertaking, but I also know that my life is in the hands of my Maker, and that if he thinks best I shall return in safety. lam glad to say I have succeeded pretty well in my photography, and I hope to be able to take many photographs. I propose likewise making a large collection of insects, birds, quadrupeds, butterflies, &c., so you see I will be pretty busy, especially as I must also take numerous astronomical observations, for which I have been prepared by good Captain George, R.N., at the Geogra phical Society. lam glad I shall have so much to do, as it may prevent me from feeling too lonely. lIE RAILWAY TUNNEL UNDER THE APPE• NINES.—The tunnel under the Appenines, on the Bologna and Florence line, has just been opened to the public. Tra yellers may now prececd from Turin and Milan to B,umt. and Naples without any other interruption en the railway than the few miles which separate Civita.Yecchia from Orbitello, on the 'I uscan coast. ,7151: Dr; ~..t i a ltt o --- Oro HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, DIA ! . 1 The Queen, accompanied by their Royal 1 1 :g : ',eases the Princess of Wales and Princess /Pie, drove out this morning in a carriage and for' tended by the equerry in waiting. Her Rapti Highnefs Princess Louise Wen t driv H irg. er Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, 0646 by Mdlle. Norelle, took a carriage drive. ,tll This morning, it being the anniver sary ° birthday of his Royal Highness the Pri fi nce d Wales, the band of the 2 d Regiment of Lifev,(l-thi performed the following selection of MUSK quadrargle : Chorale, "O Thou to whom all creatures bow" Overture, " Flauto Magico" unzeda Prince Duet, " I would that my love" — The Prince of Wales's Quick March Duchess of His Royal Highness the Prince of Av ales ail out shooting, attended by Major Teesdalejo Methuen, Col. the Hon. A. Hardinge, and Col. Kingscote. tic The following, in addition to her Majesty 4 the Prince and Princess of Wales's housebolrill'il the honour of being invited to the Castle ir i ao evening—Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. C. and Mr s ` f and the Hon. Mrs W. Grey, Major-Gen. an d ' I ; Mary Hood and Miss Hood, Major-Gan. an d Emily Seymour and Miss Seymour , the Hog. P l.l l Biddulph, the Dean of Windsor and the Wellesley, Col. and Mrs H. Ponsonby, the C. Tarvtr, Mr Buff, and Mr Stahl. rag Earl de Grey and Ripon arrived a t the yesterday, and had the honour of dining Witlj Majesty and the Royal family. yea Visit of the Prince and Princess a - - - to Knowsley. a/ It is now positively fixed that their R o y al nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales are ts Windsor Castle on Tusday next to ho nour the Land nd Countess of Derby by a visit to Kn owaleY Their Royal Highnesses will remain the gser:ef, the noble earl and countess till Saturday, as 0 4 stated. The day for the visit of their ReYa l s " nesses to Liverpool is not yet determined, t said either Thursday or Friday will be the ( 14 0 pointed for the visit. The Prince, we unde r° is desirous that his visit should be a private 01160, that no addresses should be presented . The al ments, therefore, have been left in the hands ° Mayor of Liverpool. The Marchioness of Eiy has left town O il tinental tour. The Earl. and Countess Russell an d Georgina Russell will return to town on blonclN from Alderley Park, Cheshire. The Earl and Countess Stanhope and a toll' Glary Stanhope have left ChLvoning Park , on a 116'4001' Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, at Battle Abbey' " 0 0 Lord and Lady Southampton have left 01% Clermont Lodge, Thetford, Norfolk. Sir Erskine and Lady Perry have left • t join the circle assembled at Dudbrooke HousP, 8 136 ,79 visit to Frances Countess Waldegrave and the itig'" Chichester Fortescue, M.P. t 4 4 1? Sir Coutts and Lady Lindsay will leave ° morrow, for Paris. 0 I t Captain the Hon. J. C. and Mrs Vivian 1391001,• town on a visit to the Earl and Countess cf IVI3II- Tot quay. f fifi:; 111 E DUKE OF HAMILTON.—The Duke 0 illt ton, who is still pursuing his studies at Christ 7.40P e Oxford, has so far recovered from the accident ooeihl by his hunting with the Christ Church har iers last I I es to remove the bandage and shade from the injured of Birthday of the Prince of Wa. fil 6F 4d The 23d anniversary of the birth of the Frin co ,, 4 ,ria', was celebrated yesterday in the metropolis 14 ts " -- 0 ,3 of joyous peals at mat.) , of the principal chure be r 6 ; e t o° l3 ', marked by the display of union jacks at c' rne ztio 8131 and at a few other of the Government ofg ae c . i t ilY dr ,;;; on the river below London-bridge were alsl3 7 o f fa"' with many-coloured bunting, by which en - was imparted to the river for some distance. din ed' In the evening his royal highne ss's tradesmen f nether at St. James's Hall. The party, ccnsistiOg°ol a hundred, wan presided over by Mr S. Burton, o f v- tnde t of tilt Th, abate Afric atme, June the 11 Paid, ii, At JAN qtlot, Tt th e • vari ( G reo bEIV e Y or i, (13er street. The whole of the inmates of Chelsea College We re r e e C t 4 lr with good old English fare of roast beef and P The dining-hall presented a very interestingsceleel"nfitli i plum-puddings of Glb. weight each were placed tletieltl table. The gallant old pensioners hearti l y enjoledips selves, and drank the health of the Pri nce of lATP the vigour of refreshed British lions. „I dr, The day was kept by the Prince and Princess at :0$ whither their royal highnesses proc eeded on Ttleel visit to her Majesty. At a few minutes before seven in t he morning t'-01,` of the 2d Life Guards, now quar tered at Windsor , Pi t i, to the Castle, and, by her Majesty's special 6°5114f serenaded the prince and princess. Under the .ig t3- ei, tendence of Mr Froehuert, the bandmaster, the 113,:vieeli were stationed at the foot of King Edwar d which their royal highnesses occupy a spleredt4 apartments, just as the Castle clack timed the " f olf seven; and as the first red streaks were tinging rllB e sky, the band commenced the serenade with the Bolt 0: 0 solemn strains of the chorale composed by the Fr ilic e ° ,6 sort. This was followed by the quick and liveti to "Flauto Magico," after which the band pleiecliefve " I would that my love," by Mendelssohn, the t e ' a to d r impassioned strains of which were admirably atiete,- occasion. The serenade, which occup ied about V .- s ior ai concluded with the performance of the'` Prince of Quick March," a lively tune composed on the F rill.' birthday by the Duchess of Kent.t r. In the royal borough more than the u sual o deracelsf of loyalty were exhibited. At interv als during at'ffel; bells of the Chapel Royal of St. Georg e, from the "°loolii Julius Cssiar's Tower , and those of the parish abu t: et; John, rang out right merrily, while a royal et' itl ; guns was fired from the town artillery in the f-t°l3°,2i and was answered from Fort Belvi dere and the Wife Virginia Water. The principal thoroughfares of ' o r, were most gaily decorated with flags and bantter,%et brightest colours. High-street was a complete 084 bunting, amongst which the Prince of Wales's 1/1°,16 very conspicuous. In the evening many of the roePor4 people illuminated the fronts of their shops and Wiltie v the newly-elected mayor, Mr W. H. Harris, wi tl/ poration, dine at the White Hart oel. In London d the illuminations were very geit ° teii t : l theatres contributed materially to the display, ',O; prince's and others of the roya l tradesmen want!: 01, loyalty by the exhibition of man y tasteful devieol7`; and pretty transparencies. Am on g the more rein these were the following : L°3 RF , GENT - sT REET,—w . C. Jay and Co. , VA. aia I ,t General Mourning Warehou s e —This was a eFlelloo play of gas illumination , con sistin g of a large rig) f ea thers, surrounded by laurel wreaths and tece.ol,oo cornucopia, the letters P. W., and two stars. summit of the building floated sever al flags. '.ll3°Jlo of the North did not miss the chanc e of showing selii as St James's Hall had beilliant de vices both at theA 13 id street and Piccadilly entrances. royal. , The a l. st s/3 ' displayed from the top of the hall. . c ./9 BOND-STREET.—Mr Mitchell's Roy al Libre'', Hunt star of large size in rad;ated jets of gas, ft H t;) the letters P. W. and ire St a ff o rd-street theBo Wales's feathers with the motto Ich Dien, ale n whole presenting an elegant ana' effective disPlLl'edetri and Roskell, Jewellers—A measly plume, sti rt ; 4 7 , 0 i laurel bratichee, and the words " ad bless lU D ' t ee F. Hancock (corner of Bruton - stree t, j eweller t° and Prince of Wales)—The roya,l initiale• t 1 ify ef e F f ) prince's plume with motto, eurrnotented 0, star—the whole in gas. Messrs Lonu'on ar'cls Vats huge Holbein badge of jewels. coetipo.sed .04 glass, illustrating diamonds, sapphires,. Itubieel' raids, lit from behind with gas. C4 O: NEW BURLINGTON STREET.—MessTs. Ttobt Co, music publishers to the Queen at d t ile t /etr„,/ Wales : A transparent star of eight points' ill A c oot t. ' liants—in the centre the Prince's plume o;uh-goOdit,' cireled with rubies—the whole illuminated vt••fr,tooi HATAIARKET.—W. S. Adams and Sons, ire 'to r y e, , 1 ` her Majesty and the Prince of Wales—Gas al e ", front of the building, with brilliant irradiatit royal arms, supported by the letters P.W. 11 ; i iejt ij ,;3' ratters.—Hooper and Co., coachbuilders to Opot/i the Prince of Wales : The Prince's plume' 5 , 0 v iti s ti the initials P. W., and enclosed by laurel brap c ' ''° oll o ,, OXEORD-STREETe—William S. Burton, tr °/5 woe, 014 appointment : The Prince's feather and star in gas.—ln addition to an illumination let tt ` 9 o o ,!et i or l the Prince's birthday was ;royally celebrated lukeo of the National Anthem, the solo parts beinebt--00901 Russell, Miss Fitzhenry, and Miss Tyrell. t-te's"„o,o94l of the establishment completed ' the musical :va t e enthusiasm of the audience (a Lord Nitl " 4 0 1 bumper) was immense. va ac ti. lIATTON-GARDEN,—A. Rowland and SW, "4 &e., watelioesJ : A eplendid star . ire gas. e teri STRAND. —Dent and C J., watch .end chronnr4oo - to the Queen and Prince of Wales: A. star i ll monogram PM. _,•........,...... X( REM ing r e( Cent. This that its in don very c, Pcsitio of th e itlg. arrival vault s of Bpe , been crew, 114 abi Parke cation Prise s Th e ha ve , In the The circl e; thr ee has